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Ok, I'm DYING for a specific set of wheels on our car. The HP Design Wheels HPR5 in black. But they don't come in a 5x100 bolt pattern.

I've seen spacers on eBay that convert a 5x100 pattern to a 5x114.3 pattern. These spacers are 30mm thick.

IF I was to run those with the 18x8 HPR5 with a +38mm offset, how would that look???? Someone, anyone???

Yeah, I noticed that. On close-up shots of some people's hoods you can see a metal vent thing under the plastic grille. Is it a Toyota part, and if so, does anyone know the part number?

I feel pretty stupid asking this, but I tried searching and couldnt find any answers. Do you guys with GT-4 hoods drive in rain, and if so, do you do anything to stop rain from pouring into the grille on top of the hood? What would need to be protected inside the bay (5sfe)? The intake quickly comes to mind in order to prevent hydrolock.

Do you guys use wheel spacers? Is there any down side to using them? I would like to bring my wheels out about 1\2 inch in the front and and inch in the back....what do you guys thinkg?

lagos - negative nancy

Nampetch - I would imagen with full widebody and correct offsets that you should be able to get some bigger meats underthere.


Yeah I am try'n to avoid a staggered Offest/Rim size but we'll see. I have no doubts they will fit in the back, but the front just gonna play around with them in the front. I'm pretty sure that everyone knows that 19"s are for the look and not the ride quality. I love the look of them and try'n to get some more performance out of them. I plan on picking up a set of 18"s in the future and running the same tire size for track purpose's.

Thanks for the help.

DTE

There is a great deal on a set of 255/35-19 for sale locally, I would be really interested in picked them up, but I am unsure about fitment. If it would just mean running some wheel spacers or mabey gettin different offset rims I would still be intersted. I am running:

KYB Gr2's
H&R lowering springs

ADR GT's 19x8

Edit: Mabey just fit in the back?

DTE

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In a magazine i've seen a guy with our celica with 20' rims all around. And was drivable. But he had the same set of rims at 22's that he used for shows only (couldn't turn)

Hey all,

I've tried a search for this and it doesn't appear to have been a topic about it. Has anyone tried to have a 19x8 rim on their celica? I have a 98' SSIII. What tyre profiles have you fitted with your rims? Any problems? I'm thinking about getting a set of 19x8.

Any replies would be greatly appreciated.

thanks

Not a job I ever want to do again...I`ve still got the back ones to do..Doh! Oh well...took me 9 hours to refurb the old brake callipers to their current standard, Took the old callipers off the car, lots of paint stripper to get the old paint off from my last attempt to make them look better, about 2 - 3 Hours of wire brushing to get the finish smooth and paint free...also there was a lot of disimilar metal corrosion around the back of the calliper which needed sorting out. Some heat resistant paint and a file later the results look pretty good, I also replaced all the seals and rubbers, and replaced the DOT4 brake fluid with DOT5.1...difference is amazing although had a siezed piston which wouldnt have helped.

The callipers went from this rather sorry looking thing.......



To this





Nice work. I will get my GT4 brake this weekend and plan to refurbish them too. I wonder and appreciate if you can share, how do you sand the entire caliper so nice? Did you split caliper apart then sand it and painting? I am just thinking of get my caliper to the workshop where they have sand-spray service...

Will do the back ones in about 40 years when I can be bothered again.

Just putting the calipers on would be worth the effort. Would there need to be changes in the mastercylinder? I would assume 4 piston brakes take my fluid to close than a single piston. I can't believe I have single piston brakes. I'd like to see pictures and measurements of each caliper side by side with measurements and what not to know exactly how to change them out. Nampetch, I know you don't post much, but I would be extremely greatful if you would post your experiance when you decide to do this to your car.

this is amazing work.  Such a clean wide body kit, i can't even tell where the orginal celica is and where the kit begins.  I give him mad props for this. And now with wider rims the car looks even hoter.

Nampetch , Do you have any pictures of the car while its geting the body work done? I need a higher resolution picture also.
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i bought coilovers off ebay.
Aimsport2000 i think is who i got them from.
they weren't bad.  i had them on stock struts for prolly a year before i got my air ride.
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